Nonstop flight route between Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Semonkong, Lesotho:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and Semonkong Airport (SOK), Semonkong, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,983 miles (or 12,848 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kumamoto Airport and Semonkong Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kumamoto Airport and Semonkong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMJ / RJFT | 
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| Location: | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'13"N by 130°51'19"E | 
| Area Served: | Mashiki, | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 632 feet (193 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KMJ | 
| More Information: | KMJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOK / FXSM | 
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| Location: | Semonkong, Lesotho | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°50'17"S by 28°3'35"E | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SOK | 
| More Information: | SOK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kumamoto Airport (KMJ):
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - China Airlines charter service to Kaohsiung was announced in 2014 in order to cater to packaged tours from Taiwan.
 - The closest airport to Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Saga Airport (HSG), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of KMJ.
 - Because of Kumamoto Airport's relatively low elevation of 632 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumamoto Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - In addition to being known as "Kumamoto Airport", other names for KMJ include "熊本空港" and "Kumamoto Kūkō".
 - The furthest airport from Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Kumamoto Airport (meaning Kumamoto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 
Facts about Semonkong Airport (SOK):
- The closest airport to Semonkong Airport (SOK) is Lesobeng Airport (LES), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of SOK.
 - In addition to being known as "Semonkong Airport", another name for SOK is "Semonkong".
 - The furthest airport from Semonkong Airport (SOK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
 - Semonkong Airport (SOK) has 2 runways.
 
